Best Mobile Phones for Gaming in India (2022)

OnePlus 10 Pro comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 which is aided by up to 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage, and a 5-layer 3D Passive Cooling System system. This makes it a good phone for gaming. The power source on the phone is a 5000mAh pack with 80W SuperVOOC charging (in the box) and 50W AIRVOOC wireless charging. But the powerful hardware is not the only interesting thing about the phone. It also comes with second-gen Hasselblad tuning consisting of 10-bit Natural Color Calibration for its triple rear cameras, support for DCI-P3 color gamut, a dedicated fish-eye mode from its 150° ultrawide camera, 30x digital zoom from its 50MP telephoto sensor, OIS on both this and the main 48MP sensor, 12-bit RAW+ output mode, Movie Mode (videos in LOG format), Long Exposure shooting mode, 3 color styles (Serenity, Radiance, and Emerald), and Hasselblad Pro Mode allowing you to fine-tune things like ISO and white balance. Apart from this, you also get an under-screen fingerprint scanner, 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate 2K display, 32MP front camera, OxygenOS 12.1 based on Android 12, Gorilla Glass Victus on the front, USB-C 3.1 port, dual stereo speakers, dual-band WiFi 6, and Bluetooth 5.2.

Vivo’s latest X70 Pro+ is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ chipset and comes in a single variant with 12GB RAM and only one colour -- the Enigma Black. The device brings an expansive 6.78-inch AMOLED display with QHD resolution. The display also gets 120Hz fast refresh rate and 240hz touch sampling rate. The phone offers a quad-camera setup with the primary lens being a 50MP unit. The phone also gets a 48MP ultra-wide lens with the Gimbal Stablisation system. The device gets a 4,500mAh battery unit with 55W fast charging.

The OnePlus 9RT is equipped with a 6.62-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display and comes with a refresh rate of 120Hz. The display offers a touch sampling rate of 1,300Hz and the panel offers full DCI:P3 colour gamut coverage. The phone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC, paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of built-in UFS 3.1 storage. The smartphone is aimed at gamers and sports OnePlus' “Space Cooling” with a larger heat sink for improved heat dissipation and thermal control. OnePlus’ latest phone runs on Android 11, with the company's OxygenOS 11 skin on the top, and is scheduled to receive Android 12 update in March.

The ROG Phone 5 series has minimal bezels on the top and bottom and is slightly longer than the previous generation. The ROG Phone 5 has a metal-glass construction measuring 10.29 millimetres in thickness and weighs 238 grams. Asus ROG Phone 5 features 6.78-inch Full HD+ (2448 x 1080 pixels) resolution display that uses an AMOLED panel sourced from Samsung. The screen supports up to 144Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch sampling rate and offers upto 1200nits brightness. The Asus ROG Phone 5 series is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor with an octa-core CPU running at upto 2.84GHz with Adreno 660 GPU. It runs on Android 11 based ROG UI out-of-the-box. The ROG Phone 5 series has triple cameras on the back headlined by a 64MP primary camera based on an IMX686 sensor with an f/1.8 aperture, a 13MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 125-degree field-of-view and a 5MP macro camera.

Samsung’s Galaxy S21 FE 5G comes with an Exynos 2100 SoC – a 5nm processor 64-bit octa-core processor. The phone flaunts a 6.4-inch fullHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X display of 120Hz refresh rate and up to 240Hz touch response rate. It sports a triple camera array on the back, featuring a 12-megapixel primary sensor of an f/1.8 aperture backed by optical image stabilisation and dual pixel autofocus tech, a 12MP ultra-wide-angle sensor of an f/2.2 aperture and 123-degree field of view (FoV), and an 8MP telephoto lens of an f/2.4 aperture for up to 30x zoom capability. On the front, the phone sports a 32MP sensor of an f/2.2 aperture and 81-degree FoV. It is powered by a 4,500mAh battery, supported by up to 25W fast wired charging and 15W wireless charging. However, Samsung ships the phone sans charging adaptor.

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra measures 8.4 millimetres in thickness and weighs 234 grams. It is also IP68 certified which makes it resistant to dust and water ingress for 1.5 metres for upto 30 minutes. It has a slightly raised island camera module on the back that houses the triple cameras along with a bunch of sensors and a secondary mini display. The Mi 11 Ultra features a 6.81-inch QHD+ (3200x1440 pixels) resolution AMOLED 3D curved display. The display supports upto a 120Hz refresh rate and has a punch-hole notch cutout for the selfie camera. It is capable of producing upto 1 Billion colours and is HDR10+ certified along with Dolby Vision support. The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor that is built on a 5nm manufacturing process with an octa-core CPU that has a prime core running at upto 2.84GHz, three performance cores running at upto 2.42GHz and four power-efficient cores clocked at upto 1.80GHz. This is paired with Adreno 660 GPU that is responsible for handling the graphics duties on the phone along with 12GB RAM and upto 256GB UFS 3.1 storage. The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is equipped with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 67W fast wired and wireless charging.

The iQOO 7 was recently launched in India alongside the iQOO 7 Legend. The iQOO 7 is the successor to the iQOO 3 which was launched in 2020 as one of the first 5G phones in the country. The iQOO 7 features a 6.62-inch AMOLED display that offers a Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution and has a punch-hole cutout in the centre for the selfie camera up front. The flat display offers upto a 120Hz refresh rate and is also certified for HDR10+ playback. The display has minimal bezels and offers upto 1300 nits peak brightness. The iQOO 7 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 processor with an octa-core CPU. The CPU has a prime core running at upto 3.2GHz followed by three performance cores at upto 2.42GHz and four power-efficient cores clocked at 1.80GHz. This is backed by Adreno 650 GPU for graphics rendering and is paired with upto 12GB LPDDR4x RAM and upto 256GB UFS 3.1 storage options to choose from.